The BET index closed up 11.64 points, or 0.19%, at 6,135.53, but composite index BET-C fell by 3.85 points, or 0.12%, to 3,214.32.
BET’s advance was supported by a 4.3% increase of Transelectrica (TEL.RO) and Banca Transilvania’s (TLV.RO) 0.7% rise. Transgaz (TGN.RO) rose 0.45% and BRD (BRD.RO) inched 0.1% higher, while Petrom was the only one of BET’s ten constituents in red territory.
BET-FI, which tracks Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) and the five regional investment funds (SIFs), was up 30.59 points, or 0.11%, to 28,230.5. Fondul Proprietatea closed flat on the day, and SIF Oltenia (SIF5.RO) fell almost 1%, but the other four SIFs, gained between 0.4% and 1%.
Bucharest benchmark index BET-BK rose 0.43%, while extended blue-chip index BET-XT inched 0.12% higher. Energy stocks tracker BET-NG closed up 0.34% from Friday’s closing level.
The bourse’s overall trading value was a whopping 649.5 million lei (EUR146 million), but due to the registration of Fondul Proprietatea’s buyback offer results. Proprietatea bought own shares worth of RON600 million in a largely oversubscribed offering.
On the regular market, Proprietatea was the most traded issuer, with transactions worth of RON19.8 million, followed by Petrom, with RON7.2 million in trades, and Romgaz (SNG.RO), with RON3.1 million. (EUR1=RON4.4462)